SEED Policy Brief01
Who Gets Heard? Farmer Voice in Ghana’s Cocoa Reform
How cocoa sector reform can give farmers a real say, with practical options for consultation and representation.
CocoaGovernance
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Centre for Sustainability Education and Economic Development
Knowledge for sustainable growth
We generate rigorous, locally grounded evidence and turn it into action, equipping people and institutions to pursue development that protects the environment, reduces poverty and widens opportunity.
Our vision
A sustainable and prosperous world where communities, institutions and governments use knowledge to shape development that is fair, resilient and their own.
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What we do
From evidence to action
Our work connects research, learning and practice, so that what we find out reaches the people and institutions who can use it.
Research and Policy
Independent research and accessible policy briefs that inform decision-makers at local, national and regional levels.
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Training, workshops and learning resources for students, professionals, farmers and community leaders.
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Programmes that strengthen livelihoods, climate resilience and the voice of farmers, women and young people.
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Commissioned research, programme evaluation, stakeholder consultation, climate finance analysis and training.
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Focus areas
Where we concentrate our effort
We work where sustainability and economic opportunity meet, with a strong grounding in Ghana and across Africa.
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Sustainable agriculture and food systems
Climate-smart farming, value chains and the voice of smallholder farmers.
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Climate finance and resilience
How climate funding is raised, governed and delivered, and who benefits.
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Natural resource governance
Land, forests, minerals and water, and the rules that shape their use.
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Inclusive economic development
Growth strategies that reduce poverty and widen opportunity for all.
Our values
What guides us
Rigour
The highest standards of evidence and quality in everything we produce.
Independence
Findings guided by evidence, not by the interests of funders or clients.
Inclusion
The voices of farmers, women, young people and marginalised communities shape our work.
Local ownership
Lasting development is led by the people and institutions it affects.
Integrity
Honest, transparent and accountable in all that we do.
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Latest from the Centre
SEED Working Paper01
Beyond Aid, Into Green Dependence? Climate Finance and Development in Ghana
Whether climate finance strengthens or constrains Ghana’s control over its own development choices.
Climate financeGhana
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Lessons from the Atwima Kwanwoma Integrated Farming Project
What we learned training about five hundred farmers in sustainable practices and basic bookkeeping.
AgricultureTraining
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